Toy gun

ABSTRACT

A toy gun includes a gun body, a magazine, and a gun elastic member. The gun body includes one of a retractable latch and a convex edge. The magazine is slidably mounted at the gun body and includes another one of the latch and the convex edge. The latch is configured to abut against the convex edge to stop the magazine from sliding relative to the gun body. The gun elastic member is configured to be compressed when the latch abuts against the convex edge and drive the magazine to slide relative to the gun body when the latch is separated from the convex edge.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2017/119067, filed Dec. 27, 2017, the entire content of which isincorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to toy technology field and, moreparticularly, to a toy gun.

BACKGROUND

In the related technology, the magazine and gun body of a toy gun aregenerally connected to each other through a buckle and a slot. When themagazine is being dismounted, the buckle is removed from the slot andthe magazine is manually pulled out. When the magazine is being mounted,the buckle is set in the slot. The mounting and dismounting of the toygun magazine are not convenient, the efficiency is low, and the userexperience is poor.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the disclosure, there is provided a toy gun includinga gun body, a magazine, and a gun elastic member. The gun body includesone of a retractable latch and a convex edge. The magazine is slidablymounted at the gun body and includes another one of the latch and theconvex edge. The latch is configured to abut against the convex edge tostop the magazine from sliding relative to the gun body. The gun elasticmember is configured to be compressed when the latch abuts against theconvex edge and drive the magazine to slide relative to the gun bodywhen the latch is separated from the convex edge.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a toy gun according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram showing a magazine separatedfrom a gun body according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is another schematic structural diagram showing the magazineseparated from the gun body according to another embodiment of thedisclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a toy gun magazine and a toygun operation mechanism according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of the toy gun magazineand the toy gun operation mechanism according to another embodiment ofthe disclosure.

FIG. 6 is another schematic structural diagram of the toy gun magazineand the toy gun operation mechanism according to another embodiment ofthe disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the toy gun operationmechanism according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of the toy gun magazine according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the toy gun magazine alongline B-B in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is another schematic plan view of the toy gun magazine accordingto another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11 is another schematic plan view of the toy gun magazine accordingto another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a toy gun bodyaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure

Reference numerals for major components:

-   Toy gun 100, operation mechanism 110, button 112, pressing block    1122, button groove 1124, connection member 114, bar-shaped    protrusion 1142, pillar 1144, receiving groove 116, pressing surface    1162, through hole 1164, button elastic member 118, latch 10, first    vertical plane 12, gun body 20, gun body slide groove 24, stopper    26, inlet 28, gun elastic member 30, magazine 40, bullet blocking    member 41, outlet 44, convex edge 42, second vertical plane 14.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described, and theexamples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings. The same orsimilar reference numerals indicate the same or similar elements orelements having the same or similar functions. The described embodimentsare merely illustrative through the drawings, which are used to explainthe present disclosure and cannot be considered to limit the presentdisclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, the terms such as center,longitudinal, lateral, length, width, thickness, up, down, front, rear,left, right, vertical, horizontal, top, bottom, inside, outside,clockwise, counterclockwise, etc., are used to indicate location orposition relationship based on the location or position relationship asshown in the drawings, which are merely to facilitate description of thepresent disclosure and to simplify descriptions, and do not indicate orimply that the device or element referred to must have a specificorientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation,and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the presentdisclosure. The terms first and second are merely used for descriptionpurpose and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relativeimportance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features.The features associated with “first” and “second” may explicitly orimplicitly include one or more of the features. In the description ofthe present disclosure, the meaning of “plurality” is two or more,unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present disclosure, the terms “mounting,”“connection,” or “connected” should be understood in a broad sense,unless it is specifically stated and limited. For example, the terms mayindicate a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integralconnection. The terms may also mean a mechanical connection, anelectrical connection, or mutual communication, may also mean a directconnection or an indirect connection via a medium therebetween, or mayalso mean a communication between inner spaces of two components or theinteraction relationship of two components. Those of ordinary skill inthe art can understand the specific meaning of the terms in the presentdisclosure according to a specific condition.

In the present disclosure, unless explicitly stated and limitedotherwise, a first feature being above or below a second feature mayinclude a direct contact of the first and second features or a contactthrough another feature therebetween such that the first and secondfeatures do not contact each other directly. The first feature beingabove, over, or on top of the second feature includes the first featurebeing directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merelyindicates that the first feature is higher in vertical direction thanthe second feature. The first feature being below, lower than, or underthe second feature includes the first feature being directly below andobliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the firstfeature is lower in vertical direction than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different implementations orexamples for implementing different structures of the presentdisclosure. To simplify the description of the present disclosure, thecomponents and settings of specific examples are described below. Theyare merely examples and are not intended to limit the disclosure. Indifferent examples of the disclosure reference numerals and/or referenceletters may be repeated and such repetition is for the sake ofsimplicity and clarity and does not indicate the relationship betweenthe discussed various embodiments and/or settings. The presentdisclosure provides examples of various specific processes andmaterials, but those of ordinary skill in the art may be aware of theapplication of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

As shown in FIG. 1-FIG. 9, the present disclosure provides a toy gun100. The toy gun 100 includes a retractable latch 10, a gun body 20, agun elastic member 30, and a magazine 40 slidably mounted at the gunbody 20. One of the gun body 20 and the magazine 40 includes the latch10, and the other one of the gun body 20 and the magazine 40 is formedwith a convex edge 42. The latch 10 abuts against the convex edge 42 tostop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to the gun body 20. When thelatch 10 abuts against the convex edge 42, the gun elastic member 30 iscompressed. When the latch is separated from the convex edge 42, the gunelastic member 30 drives the magazine 40 to slide out relative to thegun body 20.

In the embodiment, the magazine 40 of the toy gun 100 can be quicklyslid into the gun body 20 after pressing against the latch 10, and thelatch 10 can abut against the convex edge 42 to block the magazine 40.When the latch 10 is retracted, the gun elastic member 30 can quicklyseparate the magazine 40 from the gun body 20, so that the magazine 40of the toy gun 100 is easy to be mounted and dismounted with a highefficiency and good user experience.

The latch 10 is a structure that can be operated to extend or retract toperform a fixing function. The latch 10 may be provided at one of thegun body 20 and the magazine 40. The convex edge 42 may be provided atthe other one of the gun body 20 and the magazine 40. For example, thelatch 10 is provided at the gun body 20, and the convex edge 42 isprovided at the magazine 40. When the magazine 40 is being slidablymounted to the gun body 20, the magazine 40 presses against the latch 10to cause the latch 10 to retract. After the magazine 40 is mounted atthe gun body 20, the latch 10 extends and abuts against the convex edge42 to stop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to the gun body 20.

The extension and retraction of the latch 10 can be realized withvarious structures. For example, the latch 10 can be connected to ascrew, and the screw can be manually or electrically driven to rotate,so that the latch 10 can extend and retract. For another example, thelatch 10 can be connected to a convex block, which is pressed by a camto move up and down so as to cause the latch 10 to extend and retract.For another example, the latch 10 can be connected to a rack, and therack can be manually or electrically driven up and down to drive thelatch 10 to extend and retract. For another example, the latch 10 can beconnected to a button 112. The button 112 can be pressed to retract thelatch 10, and the latch 10 extends and maintains in an extended statuswhen the button 112 is not pressed.

The gun elastic member 30 may be provided at the gun body 20 or themagazine 40. When the latch 10 abuts against the convex edge 42, the gunelastic member 30 is compressed. That is, when the magazine 40 ismounted at the gun body 20, the gun elastic member 30 is in a compressedstatus. When the latch 10 is operated, the latch 10 is retracted andseparated from the convex edge 42, and the gun elastic member 30 extendsto drive the magazine 40 to slide relative to the gun body 20.

In some embodiments, one, two, or more latches 10 may be provided. Theone or more latches 10 can be provided on one or both sides of the toygun 100. The number and position of the one or more latches 10 are notrestricted and can be set according to actual needs.

In some embodiments, the gun body 20 includes the latch 10, the magazine40 includes the convex edge 42, and the gun elastic member 30 isprovided at the magazine 40.

In this way, the toy gun 100 is easy to operate and the gun body 20 andthe magazine 40 can be easily disassembled.

When the magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20, the convex edge 42 ofthe magazine 40 abuts against the latch 10 to retract the latch 10. Whenthe magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20, the gun elastic member 30is gradually compressed. After the convex edge 42 slides over the top ofthe latch 10, the latch 10 of the gun body 20 extends to abut againstthe convex edge 42 to stop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to thegun body 20. The gun elastic member 30 is in a compressed status in themagazine 40.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 12, in some embodiments, the gunbody 20 includes a gun body slide groove 24. The gun body slide groove24 and the convex edge 42 cooperate with each other. When the magazine40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the convex edge 42 is engaged in thegun body slide groove 24.

In this way, through the cooperation of the gun body slide groove 24 andthe convex edge 42, the magazine 40 can be easily mounted at the gunbody 20.

In an example, the gun body slide groove 24 may be a square groove, andthe convex edge 42 is correspondingly a square protrusion thatcooperates with the gun body slide groove 24. In another example, thegun body slide groove 24 may be a V-shaped groove, and the convex edge42 is correspondingly a V-shaped protrusion that cooperates with the gunbody slide groove 24. The shapes of the gun body slide groove 24 and theconvex edge 42 can be designed correspondingly into other shapesaccording to actual needs and are not restricted here.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 12, in some embodiments, the latch 10 isretractably located at the gun body slide groove 24. The latch 10 isformed with a first vertical surface 12, and an end surface of theconvex edge 42 is a second vertical surface 14. When the magazine 40 ismounted at the gun body 20, the first vertical surface 12 abuts againstthe second vertical surface 14 to stop the magazine 40 from slidingrelative to the gun body 20.

In this way, the first vertical surface 12 and the second verticalsurface 14 abut against each other to stop the magazine 40 from slidingrelative to the gun body 20, so that the magazine 40 sliding into thegun body 20 is short. It is beneficial for the latch 10 to maintain witha small structure, and the magazine 40 is more easily stuck at the gunbody 20.

Since opposing areas of the first vertical surface 12 and the secondvertical surface 14 are relatively large, the force when they abutagainst each other is relatively large, so that when the magazine 40 ismounted at the gun body 20, the magazine 40 can be limited to sliderelative to the gun body 20 and is not easily separated from the gunbody 20.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, in some embodiments, the toy gun 100includes an operation mechanism 110. The operation mechanism 110includes a button 112 and a connection member 114. The button 112includes a pressing block 1122. The latch 10 is fixed to the connectionmember 114. A receiving groove 116 is formed on a side of the connectionmember 114 and the receiving groove 116 includes a pressing surface1162. When the button 112 is operated, the button 112 presses thepressing surface 1162 through the pressing block 1122 to drive theconnection member 114 and the latch 10 to retract.

When the button 112 is operated, the latch 10 can be controlled toretract quickly through the pressing block 1122 and the pressing surface1162, and the structure is simple.

When the latch 10 is provided at the magazine 40, the operationmechanism 110 is provided at the magazine 40, and when the latch 10 isprovided at the gun body 20, the operation mechanism 110 is provided atthe gun body 20.

When the button 112 is not pressed, at least part of the pressing block1122 is at the receiving groove 116 and contacts the pressing surface1162. When the button 112 is pressed, the pressing block 1122 extendsinto the receiving groove 116 and the pressing block 1122 abuts againstthe pressing surface 1162 to drive the connection member 114 and thelatch 10 to retract. When the button 112 is pressed, there is no falseposition. The user experience is good.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5, a through hole 1164 is provideda surface of the receiving groove 116 opposite to the pressing block1122. The through hole 1164 is in communication with the receivinggroove 116. When the button 112 is operated, the pressing block 1122 isat least partially located in the through hole 1164.

As shown in FIG. 6, with the through hole 1164 being provided at thesurface of the receiving groove 116 opposite to the pressing block 1122,the thickness of the connection member 114 is reduced.

Since the surface of the receiving groove 116 opposite to the pressingblock 1122 includes the through hole 1164, after the pressing block 1122presses against the pressing surface 1162, the pressing block 112 canextend into the through hole 1164. As such, the entire thickness of theconnection member 114 can be reduced while the pressing block 1122 isensured to have enough moving space.

In some embodiments, one, two, or more through holes 1164 may beprovided, and accordingly, one, two, or more pressing blocks 1122 may beprovided. The area of the through hole 1164 is larger than the area ofthe pressing block 1122. In the embodiment shown in the figure, thenumbers of the through holes 1164 and the pressing blocks 1122 are bothtwo.

As shown in FIG. 7, in some embodiments, the connection member 114 isformed with a bar-shaped protrusion 1142, and the button 112 is formedwith a button groove 1124. When the button 112 is operated, thebar-shaped protrusion 1142 is engaged with the button groove 1124 toguide the sliding of the pressed button 112.

With the sliding of the pressed button 112 being guided by theengagement of the bar-shaped protrusion 1142 and the button groove 1124,the operation of the button 112 is smoother and getting stuck can beavoided.

The bar-shaped protrusion 1142 and the button groove 1124 cooperate witheach other, so that when the button 112 is pressed, the bar-shapedprotrusion 1142 can be partially or completely engaged in the buttongroove 1124. The bar-shaped protrusions 1142 can be provided at thereceiving groove 116, so that the overall thickness of the operationmechanism 110 can be reduced, and hence the overall weight of the toygun 100 can be reduced.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, in some embodiments, the gun body 20includes the operation mechanism 110. The operation mechanism 110includes a button elastic member 118. One end of the button elasticmember 118 abuts against the bottom end of the connection member 114.The other end of the button elastic member 118 abuts inside the gun body20. The button elastic member 118 is configured to be compressed whenthe button 112 is operated and to drive the latch 10 to extend out ofthe gun body 20 or maintain the extended status of the latch 10 when thebutton 112 is not operated.

The button elastic member 118 can be compressed when the button 112 isoperated and quickly drive the latch 10 to extend out of the gun body 20or maintain the latch 10 in the extended status when the button 112 isnot operated, and the structure is simple.

In some embodiments, the button elastic member 118 can be a spring or anelastic member with a good elastic deformation ability.

In some embodiments, when the button 112 is operated, the latch 10 movesdown so that the bottom end of the connection member 114 is pressedagainst the button elastic member 118 to compress the button elasticmember 118 to generate a corresponding elastic deformation. When thebutton 112 is not operated, the button elastic member 118 drives thelatch 10 to extend out of the gun body 20 or maintains the latch 10 inthe extended status with the elastic force.

As shown in FIGS. 4-7, in some embodiments, the connection member 114includes a pillar 1144, and the button elastic member 118 is at leastpartially sleeved on the pillar 1144.

In this way, the pillar 1144 can maintain the shape of the buttonelastic member 118, so that the button elastic member 118 does noteasily displace radially when the latch 10 is retracted, and hence thelifetime of the button elastic member 118 and the stability of theretraction of the latch 10 can be improved.

The pillar 1144 can be provided at the bottom end of the connectionmember 114, and the pillar 1144 and the latch 10 can be provided alongthe same center axis, so that an elastic force generated by the buttonelastic member 118 for the latch 10 can be enhanced. The pillar 1144 maybe provided at an end side of the connection member 114 or at otherpositions of the connection member 114 according to actual needs.

The pillar 1144 can have a length according to a size requirement of aspace in the gun body 20. The pillar 1144 can be configured as a hollowstructure, which can reduce the weight of the toy gun 100. In theembodiment, the pillar 1144, the connection member 114, and the latch 10are an integral structure.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 11, in some embodiments, the magazine 40includes a retractable bullet blocking member 41 and an outlet 44. Thebullet blocking member 41 is connected to the gun elastic member 30, andthe gun body 20 includes a stopper 26 and an inlet 28. When the magazine40 is separated from the gun body 20, the bullet blocking member 41closes the outlet 44, and when the magazine 40 is mounted at the gunbody 20, the stopper 26 abuts against the bullet blocking member 41 toretract the bullet blocking member 41 and open the outlet 44, so thatthe outlet 44 is connected to the inlet 28.

In this way, when the magazine 40 is separated from the gun body 20, thebullet blocking member 41 closes the outlet 44 to prevent the bulletsfrom dropping out of the magazine 40. When the magazine 40 is mounted atthe gun body 20, the stopper 26 abuts against the bullet blocking member41 to retract the bullet blocking member 41 and open the outlet 44, sothat the bullets in the magazine 40 can enter the gun body 20 throughthe outlet 44 and the inlet 28, and the structure is simple.

The gun elastic member 30 is provided at the magazine 40. In this way,when the magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20, the outlet 44 canquickly be opened by retracting the bullet blocking member 41, so thatthe bullet can quickly fall into the gun body 20 through the inlet 28.

In some embodiments, the bullet blocking member 41 may be a sheet shape,and the end of the bullet blocking member 41 is connected to the gunelastic member 30. When the magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20 witha certain distance, the bullet blocking member 41 will be blocked by thestopper 26. As the magazine 40 continues to slide in, the bulletblocking member 41 is retracted backward to compress the gun elasticmember 30 until the magazine 40 is stuck by the latch 10. When the latch10 is retracted, the magazine 40 is not stuck by the latch 10, the gunelastic member 30 pushes the bullet blocking member 41 to extend, themagazine 40 is ejected, and the bullet blocking member 41 closes theoutlet 44.

In the specification, the description with reference to the terms of“one embodiment,” “some embodiments,” “exemplary embodiments,”“examples,” “specific examples,” or “some examples,” etc., indicate thatin combination with specific features, structures, materials, orcharacteristics described in the embodiments or examples are included inat least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In thespecification, the schematic expressions of the above terms do notnecessarily refer to the same example or embodiment. The describedspecific features, structures, materials, or characteristics may becombined appropriately in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although the embodiments of the disclosure are shown and described indetail, one of ordinary skill in the art should understand that variousmodifications, changes, replacements, or deformations can be made to theimplementation methods without departing the principles and purposes ofthe present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is definedby claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A toy gun comprising: a gun body includes one ofa retractable latch and a convex edge; a magazine slidably mounted atthe gun body and includes another one of the latch and the convex edge,the latch being configured to abut against the convex edge to stop themagazine from sliding relative to the gun body; and a gun elastic memberconfigured to: be compressed when the latch abuts against the convexedge; and drive the magazine to slide relative to the gun body when thelatch is separated from the convex edge.
 2. The toy gun of claim 1,wherein: the gun body includes the latch; the magazine includes theconvex edge; and the gun elastic member is provided at the magazine. 3.The toy gun of claim 2, wherein: the gun body includes a gun body slidegroove configured to cooperate the convex edge; and the convex edge isengaged in the gun body slide groove when the magazine is mounted at thegun body.
 4. The toy gun of claim 3, wherein: the latch is retractablylocated at the gun body slide groove and includes a first verticalsurface; and an end surface of the convex edge is a second verticalsurface configured to abut against the first vertical surface to stopthe magazine from sliding relative to the gun body when the magazine ismounted at the gun body.
 5. The toy gun of claim 3, wherein a shape of across-section of the gun body slide groove includes a square shape or aV-shape.
 6. The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising: a screwconnected to the latch and configured to rotate to drive the latch toextend and retract.
 7. The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising: aconvex block connected to the latch; and a cam connected to the convexblock and configured to press the convex block to drive the convex blockto move up and down, so as to cause the latch to extend and retract. 8.The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising; a rack connected to thelatch and configured to move up and down to drive the latch to extendand retract.
 9. The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising: an operationmechanism including: a button including a pressing block; and aconnection member including a receiving groove formed at a side of theconnection member and including a pressing surface; wherein: the latchis fixed at a top end of the connection member; and the button isconfigured to, when being operated, drive the connection member and thelatch to retract through the pressing block abutting against thepressing surface.
 10. The toy gun of claim 9, wherein the latch and theoperation mechanism are both provided at the magazine or both providedat the gun body.
 11. The toy gun of claim 9, wherein: the receivinggroove includes a through hole formed at a surface of the receivinggroove that is opposite to the pressing block; the through hole is incommunication with the receiving groove; and the pressing block is atleast partially located in the through hole when the button is operated.12. The toy gun of claim 9, wherein: the connection member includes abar-shaped protrusion; the button includes a button groove; and thebar-shaped protrusion is engaged in the button groove to guide thepressed button when the button is operated.
 13. The toy gun of claim 9,wherein: the operation mechanism is provided at the gun body andincludes a button elastic member, one end of the button elastic memberabutting against a bottom end of the connection member, and another endof the button elastic member abutting inside the gun body; and thebutton elastic member is configured to: be compressed when the button isoperated; and drive the latch to extend out of the gun body or maintainthe latch in an extended status when the button is not operated.
 14. Thetoy gun of claim 13, wherein the connection member includes a pillar,and the button elastic member is at least partially sleeved at thepillar.
 15. The toy gun of claim 1, wherein: the magazine includes: anoutlet; and a retractable bullet blocking member connected to the gunelastic member and configured to close the outlet when the magazine isseparated from the gun body; and the gun body includes: an inlet; and astopper configured to abut against the bullet blocking member to retractthe bullet blocking member to open the outlet when the magazine ismounted at the gun body, so that the outlet is connected to the inlet.